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Date
1900 – 1930
Material
metal; glass; wood
Catalogue Number
104.30.0006
Description
Air meter enclosed in circular shallow brass case covered with glass, and standing on three brass legs (3.5 cm) attached to a solid brass disk stand of the same size. Brass ring attached perpendicular to side of the meter case by two thin metal arms, contains wind vane with eight small square sails…
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Title
Air Meter
Date
1900 – 1930
Material
metal; glass; wood
Dimensions
7.1 x 7.8 x 8.5 cm
Description
Air meter enclosed in circular shallow brass case covered with glass, and standing on three brass legs (3.5 cm) attached to a solid brass disk stand of the same size. Brass ring attached perpendicular to side of the meter case by two thin metal arms, contains wind vane with eight small square sails attached to centre by small metal arms. Face dial measured around perimeter with numbers from 0-90 has small circular dial at top with numbers from 0-9 and the letters "HDS" just above central pivot of small thin needle. Dial reads "Air meter to 1000 feet/No 508". Bottom of solid brass base has screw hole at centre to hold screw mount which is brass finger screw with black painted brass tube attached to top. Lever on side of meter halts needle. Box, plain square wooden box with brass hinges for lid is fitted with small blocks of wood to hold air meter securely in place. Mounting screw slips over arm of piece of wood fastened to lid. Paper label inside lid reads, "Correction for Air Meter No. 508/. Add 30 per minute to the observed reading of the Air Meter. Note. Each instrument is now regulated so as to reduce the correction to a constant quantity per minute, which must be added as in the example given.". Small brass latch hook closes lid.
Subject
households
industry
surveying
Russell Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.30.0006
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Date
1870 – 1910
Material
glass; metal
Catalogue Number
104.30.0008
Description
Wall type aneroid barometer in a brass casing with three brackets for screw mounting, its range is 710 to 790 millimeters. It’s manufactured for the Phillipine Islands and all the surface information is in Spanish. The longer of the two brass needles under the glass is the pressure indicatior and …
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Title
Aneroid Barometer
Date
1870 – 1910
Material
glass; metal
Dimensions
5.8 x 19.1 cm
Description
Wall type aneroid barometer in a brass casing with three brackets for screw mounting, its range is 710 to 790 millimeters. It’s manufactured for the Phillipine Islands and all the surface information is in Spanish. The longer of the two brass needles under the glass is the pressure indicatior and the shorter of the needles is the setting which can be varied manually for purposes of comparison.
Subject
households
industry
weather
Russell Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.30.0008
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Date
prior to 1920
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.29.1004
Description
Free-standing blacksmith's forge
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Title
Blacksmith's Forge
Date
prior to 1920
Material
metal
Description
Free-standing blacksmith's forge
Subject
industry
Silver City
Credit
Gift of Henry Ness, Banff, 1994
Catalogue Number
104.29.1004
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Bore Hole Cleaner Spoon

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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.31.1003
Description
Iron rod scraper with dish shaped spoon, iron rod has a 5.5 diameter loop as a handle, other end has been hammered to the shape of a spoon 2.8 wide , for cleaning debris out of a hole drilled for dynamite.
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Title
Bore Hole Cleaner Spoon
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
metal
Dimensions
79.5 cm
Description
Iron rod scraper with dish shaped spoon, iron rod has a 5.5 diameter loop as a handle, other end has been hammered to the shape of a spoon 2.8 wide , for cleaning debris out of a hole drilled for dynamite.
Subject
industry
mining
Natalco
National Talc Co.
Credit
Gift of Bob Hawes, 1972
Catalogue Number
104.31.1003
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Date
1910 – 1930
Material
wood; metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.49.1007
Description
Wooden frame, narrow blade. Handles are solid wood 4.0 x 1.2, rounded at the bottom to 3.0 dia. Shaped dowel through centre holds the blade, the dowels extend 7.5, crossbeam 2.5 square wood is mortised for handles to go through, top tension is thick string twisted to tighten with a 17.5 x 2.0 x 0.7…
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Title
Bow Saw
Date
1910 – 1930
Material
wood; metal; fibre
Dimensions
33.5 x 83.0 cm
Description
Wooden frame, narrow blade. Handles are solid wood 4.0 x 1.2, rounded at the bottom to 3.0 dia. Shaped dowel through centre holds the blade, the dowels extend 7.5, crossbeam 2.5 square wood is mortised for handles to go through, top tension is thick string twisted to tighten with a 17.5 x 2.0 x 0.7 piece of wood, the blade is 0.6wide.
Subject
industry
lumber
Vern Castella
woodwork
hobbies
model building
Credit
Gift of Vern (Mrs) Castella, Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
104.49.1007
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Date
n.d.
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
101.02.1013
Description
Brick is red in colour and top is stamped “EHC.” Cement accretions on top left.
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Title
Brick
Date
n.d.
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
11 x 21 cm
Description
Brick is red in colour and top is stamped “EHC.” Cement accretions on top left.
Subject
industry
brickyard
Edworthy Park
Calgary
Banff
Credit
Gift of Edworthy Park Heritage Society, Calgary, 2014
Catalogue Number
101.02.1013
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Date
prior to 1930
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
101.02.1007
Description
A red clay brick from the Banff brickyard. "CC Co" embossed in an oblong depression on top.
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Title
Building Brick
Date
prior to 1930
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
10.3 x 21.0 cm
Description
A red clay brick from the Banff brickyard. "CC Co" embossed in an oblong depression on top.
Subject
industry
brickyard
Banff
Credit
Gift of Peter Steiner, Banff, 1987
Catalogue Number
101.02.1007
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Date
1915 – 1920
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
102.05.0062
Description
A round brass cylinder carbide fuel container with a screw cap surmounted by a short-necked cylinder at right angles to the base which seems to be a "gas chamber." The upper cylinder has at its front end a dish reflector out of the centre of which protrudes a jet, and out of which also protrudes a …
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Title
Carbide Lamp
Date
1915 – 1920
Material
metal
Dimensions
10.2 x 7.2 x 8.3 cm
Description
A round brass cylinder carbide fuel container with a screw cap surmounted by a short-necked cylinder at right angles to the base which seems to be a "gas chamber." The upper cylinder has at its front end a dish reflector out of the centre of which protrudes a jet, and out of which also protrudes a flint wheel spark generator for lighting the jet. Atop the cylinder is a tightly flanged hinged cap which can snap into place over and into an opening 2.0 x 1.5 cm oval; in front of the cap opening is a swivel device, probably for varying the flow through the jet. At the back of the cylinder is a hook mounted vertically by rivets and a clasp horizontally, for mounting the lamp on a miner's helmet. Marks:"Justrite/Pat, May 7, 1912/ Pat. Oct 28, 1913/ Pat. Nov 23, 1915/ Others Pending."
Subject
households
industry
mining
John Donaldson Curren
Anthracite
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.05.0062
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Date
1800 – 1825
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.49.0006 a-q
Description
Set of 17 wooden carpenter's planes, includes bench planes, block planes and moulding planes. 7 bench planes, heavy bodies made of blocks of wood, some with simple totes (handles) curved to fit the shape of the hand, some with double totes shaped like a saw handle. (a) trying plane , double tote…
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Title
Carpentry Plane Set
Date
1800 – 1825
Material
wood; metal
Description
Set of 17 wooden carpenter's planes, includes bench planes, block planes and moulding planes. 7 bench planes, heavy bodies made of blocks of wood, some with simple totes (handles) curved to fit the shape of the hand, some with double totes shaped like a saw handle. (a) trying plane , double tote (b) trying plane (c) jack ? plane (d) jack ? plane (e) jack ? plane (f) smoothing plane (g) compass plane, 4 rabbet type planes (h) crosscut, banding dado (i) rabbet (j) plow plane (k) tongue and groove. 6 moulding planes (l) double dado (m) hollow (n) quarter round (o) bead moulding (p) sash (?) moulding (q) side (?) moulding See extra pages re: tools in the catalogue book pk
Subject
Banff Springs Hotel
Sam Ward
Homestead Restaurant
industry
carpentry
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.49.0006 a-q
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Date
n.d.
Material
metal, wood
Catalogue Number
104.31.1006
Description
Wooden handle and hand hold, metal tines, long thin tines, squared at bar taper to point, outside tine bent up toform rim, metal ferrule 27.5 nailed on to handle, wooden handle 78.5 long hand grip cut from same piece 19.0 x 10.0, 2 long bolts go through hand grip and body of handle.
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Title
Coal Fork
Date
n.d.
Material
metal, wood
Dimensions
116.0 x 26.5 cm
Description
Wooden handle and hand hold, metal tines, long thin tines, squared at bar taper to point, outside tine bent up toform rim, metal ferrule 27.5 nailed on to handle, wooden handle 78.5 long hand grip cut from same piece 19.0 x 10.0, 2 long bolts go through hand grip and body of handle.
Subject
industry
mining
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
104.31.1006
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